Gwinnett County
Gwinnett County Health Department, Environmental Health Section (Gwinnett, Newton & Rockdale Public Health District)
In short
Gwinnett County Health Department, Environmental Health Section (Gwinnett, Newton & Rockdale Public Health District) issues 3 permits we publish for Gwinnett County, last verified 2026-10-02. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Service Establishment Health Permit | Gwinnett County Health Department, Environmental Health Section (Gwinnett, Newton & Rockdale Public Health District) | Annual permit fee by inspection Risk Type and seating, per the GNR Environmental Health Fee Schedule, Rev. 082625, adopted August 25, 2025: Risk Type 1, under 30 seats $260.00 / 30 or more seats $360.00; Risk Type 2, under 30 seats $500.00 / 30 or more seats $700.00; Risk Type 3, under 30 seats $750.00 / 30 or more seats $1,050.00. New or change-of-ownership plan review: under 30 seats $350.00 / 30 or more seats $550.00. Temporary Food Service Permit: 1-4 days $150.00, 5-14 days $375.00. Pop-up Facilitator Plan Review $150.00; Pop-up Authorization for Vendor $150.00. HACCP Plan Review $200.00. Food Service Manager Course $150.00. A mobile food unit whose base of operation is permitted in Gwinnett, Newton, or Rockdale County is billed under this same schedule; the current fee schedule's full category list has no separate 'Mobile Food Unit' line, and the Mobile Unit Food Service Permit Application states that all plan review and permitting fees under this standard schedule apply to it. | Annual permit; New/Change-of-Ownership Plan Review and HACCP Plan Review are one-time charges. | 2026-10-02 |
| Swimming Pool Health Permitonly if it applies to you | Gwinnett County Health Department, Environmental Health Section (Gwinnett, Newton & Rockdale Public Health District) | New Pool Plan Review: under 500 sq ft with water features $800.00, without features $700.00; 500 sq ft or more with features $900.00, without features $800.00. Annual Fee: Seasonal $230.00, Year-round $450.00 — all per the GNR Environmental Health Fee Schedule, Rev. 082625, adopted August 25, 2025. | Annual permit for an operating pool; plan review is a one-time fee before a new pool opens. | 2026-10-02 |
| Body Art / Tattoo Health Permitonly if it applies to you | Gwinnett County Health Department, Environmental Health Section (Gwinnett, Newton & Rockdale Public Health District) | Plan Review for the first work station: $315.00. Annual fee for the first work station: $450.00. Guest Body Artist Permit, for an out-of-area artist working up to seven days: $50.00 — all per the GNR Environmental Health Fee Schedule, Rev. 082625, adopted August 25, 2025. The schedule sets no separate ongoing individual body-artist license fee beyond these per-station and guest-permit figures. | Annual permit per work station; the Guest Body Artist Permit covers up to seven days. | 2026-10-02 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Food Service Establishment Health Permit
A restaurant, coffee shop, or food truck preparing or serving food in Gwinnett County needs this permit from the Gwinnett County Health Department's Environmental Health Section, part of the Gwinnett, Newton & Rockdale (GNR) Public Health district under the Georgia Dept. of Public Health. Annual fees run by inspection Risk Type and seating count: Risk 1 is $260.00 under 30 seats or $360.00 at 30 or more; Risk 2 is $500.00/$700.00; Risk 3 is $750.00/$1,050.00. A new establishment or change of ownership pays a plan-review fee of $350.00 or $550.00 by the same seating split. A mobile food unit (food truck) based in Gwinnett, Newton, or Rockdale County pays under this identical schedule — there is no separate mobile-unit fee line. Temporary permits, pop-up fees, HACCP plan review, and the Food Service Manager Course are each priced separately above. All figures are from the current schedule, Rev. 082625, adopted August 25, 2025.
Swimming Pool Health Permit
A fitness-studio business that operates a swimming pool in Gwinnett County needs this permit from the Health Department's Environmental Health Section. Opening a new pool triggers a Plan Review fee of $700.00 to $900.00 depending on pool size and whether it includes water features, and an ongoing Annual Fee of $230.00 for a seasonal pool or $450.00 for a year-round pool. All figures come from the current GNR Environmental Health Fee Schedule, Rev. 082625, adopted August 25, 2025. This permit applies only to a fitness studio that operates a swimming pool on its premises.
Body Art / Tattoo Health Permit
A salon offering body-art or tattoo services in Gwinnett County needs this permit from the Health Department's Environmental Health Section. Plan Review for the first work station costs $315.00, and the Annual fee for the first work station is $450.00, both per the current GNR Environmental Health Fee Schedule, Rev. 082625, adopted August 25, 2025. A visiting out-of-area artist working up to seven days instead needs a Guest Body Artist Permit, priced at $50.00. This permit applies only to the body-art/tattoo portion of a salon's services, not to a standard hair, nail, or skincare salon that performs no body art.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Gwinnett County
- Phone
- 770-963-5132
- Website
- www.gnrhealth.com/
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- GNR Public Health — Gwinnett County environmental health fee scheduleGwinnett, Newton and Rockdale County Health Departments · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- Mobile Unit Food Service Permit Application Packet, Rev. 2026.08.07Gwinnett, Newton & Rockdale (GNR) Public Health District · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-02
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